charles_reid Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 I'm about to ebay 2 or 3 lenses as well as sell my 500 body back to oly and amgoing to buy another long tele (which i swore i wouldnt do um.. last week). Buti just cannot find any reviews of the lenses im currently considering. Are thereany sites out there that are actually up to date?? I'm considering the zuiko 70-300 (supposedly sharp but <400mm and zuiko affreezing sucks). The sigma 125-400. And MAYBE the 50-500 though ive heard itsnot sharp. But i cant find reviews anywhere. You have to wonder how review sitesstay alive when by the timethey review anything these days you can check 430000user reviews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leandro_dutra1 Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 I think PopPhoto had some nice ones. Also SLR Gear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerrySiegel Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 I would put my stock in user reviews if the user knows her stuff. I assume you have already seen the comments of John Foster. http://www.biofos.com/ But you are right on the falloff in lens reviews.. You may find some bench tests if you hunt down a few of the UK magazines, if memory serves me. Yep, camera bodies pull in shopper "pizzaz"; get almost all of the attention on line. And we both know lens choices are the real crunch decision makers for the canny shopper over the long haul. Not only because of the increasing price of superb and well assembled glass. Lens testing may involve more work for less payoff in reader interest I surmise. If you ask here in the Oly forum you are bound to get a few informed opinions which are better than zip. Wish I could lend help on the tele frontier. (There is nothing but praise by informed users for the 50-200mm, but you know that already.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerrySiegel Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Another link which may lead to something useful perhaps as a gateway to more Oly lens reviews: http://www.wrotniak.com/photo/43/zd-040-150.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charles_reid Posted April 5, 2008 Author Share Posted April 5, 2008 Thanks guys. Especially Gerry. I like biofos and wrotniak a lot but those fools are off shooting pictures and such silliness instead of upgrading their site hourly. Grrr. Im trying to buy that one last supertele still but i need it Sharp and lord help you trying to get accurate info. My sigma 400, tamron 300 and tokina 250 are ready to be ebayed when i find one but while you can find ten page discussions on which 14th button is more tactilly pleasing you cant seem to get info on a lens til youve plunked out the $$$$ and gone "ahhh man!". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harold_gough Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 The Tamron SP 300mm f2.8 with a dedicated teleconverter (200F or 140F) is the way I went. Info is to be found here: http://www.adaptall-2.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbeach Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Hey Charles! I don't know of any reviews sites, but I recently purchased the Zuiko 70-300mm lens, so far I like it alot, but there are something to note, zoomed out shakeing becomes a majoe factor, tripod or monopod a must, and it is most definatley a lens to be used with LOTS of light! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charles_reid Posted May 2, 2008 Author Share Posted May 2, 2008 Thanks to all i just got the zuiko 70 -300 and i LOVE it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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